Altoona News

A Duncansville man was apprehended Monday morning about a half-hour after an armed robbery at Mainline National Bank, 3305 Sixth Ave.

An empty classroom chair can mean another uneducated child with a future stacked against him, but area officials say they will not shove non-attendance under the table.

Criminal charges were withdrawn Friday against an Altoona defense lawyer who had been accused of chaining a woman to a couch in their Cambria County apartment.

The prosecution withdrew charges today against an Altoona defense lawyer after his pregnant girlfriend testified that she had consented to be chained to a couch.

Darnell Craig Thomas, 27, Laurel, Md., died Thursday in Maryland. Darnell came into this world with a voice to be heard.

A Pennsylvania defense attorney has been charged with chaining his pregnant girlfriend to a couch without a phone nearby after a fight.

An Altoona defense lawyer faces a preliminary hearing Friday on charges that he chained his pregnant girlfriend to a couch and left her without a phone for hours at their Sankertown apartment in Cambria County.

Then Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, bowls at Pleasant Valley Recreation Center in Altoona, Pa.

At least one person was taken to Altoona Regional Health System after a fiery one-car crash early today on Plank Road.

Part of a wind turbine project proposed in Logan Township, north of Route 36 near Avalon Road, will be visible not only to nearby residents, but to those who live and drive as much as five miles from the site.

The second Mya's Miracle fundraiser will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Nov. 15 at the Bavarian Hall, 112 S. 13th St., Altoona, to raise money for autism.

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A case of political dirty tricks that flared over the weekend in the Republican stronghold of Blair County left Democrats sputtering and the local GOP wondering what the big deal was.

First responders on Sunday rescued a man whose vehicle crashed around 4:45 p.m. on U.S. 30 and went down a 75-foot embankment on Tuscarora Mountain.

The local presidential campaign escalated to the point of police involvement Sunday over the issue of political signs.

If the late, great sportscaster Ed Whelan was still alive, and if he was calling American politics instead of Stampede Wrestling, he would describe this U.S. presidential campaign as a "ring-a-ding-dong dandy." ...

Many high school musicians across Pennsylvania dream of one day marching into Beaver Stadium before 107,000 screaming fans.

In addition to snow, cold temperatures and blustery conditions, firefighters had to deal with a hazmat spill Wednesday on Route 36 in Gallitzin Township.

Robert L. Stevens Jr., 57, Altoona, died early Monday at Altoona Regional Health System, Bon Secours Hospital Campus emergency room after cardiac complications.

ALTOONA, Pa. - A bill signed Thursday by President Bush calls for a study that could lead to more rail passenger service for Altoona, said state Rep.